OPEN:

Journal of Arts & Letters

Submission guidelines and current calls for submissions

AboutOpen: Journal of Arts & Letters:

Open: Journal of Arts & Letters is a privately-owned publication that offers a range of contemporary aesthetic experiences made available through several media platforms. Open: Journal of Arts & Letters has as its primary ambition to gather, publish, and popularize notable contemporary writing and other fine arts and to promote the work of its contributors to a varied and discerning audience in the English-speaking world and beyond. Open: Journal of Arts & Letters offers its audience the opportunity to sample an array of artistic expressions presented in several media by both emerging and established contemporary artists, writers, musicians, and videographers from around the world.

What to Submit:

Open: Journal of Arts & Letters will consider submissions of previously unpublished original work in flash fiction, creative nonfiction as essay or memoir, poetry in all styles and genres, as well as submissions of prose, poetry, and drama as audio or video files. Open: Journal of Arts & Letters will also consider queries for appropriate academic articles, long fiction suitable for serial publication, craft essays, book reviews, art/gallery reviews, music reviews, arts collaborations, and interviews with artists, musicians, photographers, poets, videographers, writers, and others.

How to Submit:

Open: Journal of Arts & Letters will accept submissions only through an electronic Submissions Manager. Send submissions for the categories listed or send an entry to any specific Contest. Submissions must be in one of the following file formats: .doc, .docx, .rtf, .pdf, .mp3, .mp4, .mov, and .flv.

Rights and Permissions:

As a condition of publication, O:JA&L reserves for previously unpublished work First North American Rights and one-time worldwide Internet rights. O:JA&L also reserves the right to permanently archive work(s) online and to consider it/them for a print anthology release AND TO OFFER THEM IN NOMINATION FOR AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS THAT REQUIRE PERMISSION FOR THE AWARD-GRANTING AUTHORITY TO REPRINT. Thirty (30) days following publication, all other rights revert to the artist/writer. In the event new work(s) first appearing in O:JA&L is/are reprinted elsewhere, O:JA&L should be credited as the first publisher.

License to Publish:

The Contributor, or the authorized agent/agency who submits on behalf of the Contributor, in the act of submitting the Work to the Publisher for publication thereby agrees to grant to the Publisher a license to publish on its website or in its media vehicles the Work/s submitted to the Publisher by the Contributor, or by the authorized agent/agency who submits on behalf of the Contributor. It is understood by all parties that the submission of a Work to the Publisher is an offer to license the Publisher to publish the Work according to the terms and conditions of this agreement and that publication by the Publisher will be considered an acceptance of such an offer to publish.

The license granted by the Contributor who is a Writer, or the authorized agent/agency who submits on behalf of the Contributor, to the Publisher includes the following rights:

· to publish and use in perpetuity the Work on the Publisher’s O:JA&L website;

· to include the Work in perpetuity in the Publisher’s online archive of published Work;

· and to reproduce, display, and distribute in perpetuity the Work in print or other medium on the condition that in any and every other use by the Publisher the Work is fully attributed to the Contributor and a link or links to the Contributor’s commercial sales site is included.

The Publisher shall retain an exclusive license to publish the Work for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of its first publication. After thirty (30) days, all rights except those specified above revert to the Contributor.

The license granted by the Contributor who is an Artist, or the authorized agent/agency who submits on behalf of the Contributor, to the Publisher includes the following rights:

· to publish and use in perpetuity the Work on the Publisher’s O:JA&L website;

· to include the Work in perpetuity in its online archive of published Work;

· and to reproduce, place, display, and/or distribute in perpetuity the Work in print or other medium only on the condition that in any and every use directly controlled by the Publisher, the Work is fully attributed to the Contributor and that links to all the Contributor’s commercial sales site/s is/are available and included in a caption or other appropriate notation.

The Publisher shall retain an exclusive license to publish the Work for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of its first publication. After thirty (30) days, all rights except those specified above revert to the Contributor.

The licenses granted and representations made to the Publisher by the Contributor, or the authorized agent/agency who submits on behalf of the Contributor, will, however, continue for the term of any copyrights held by the Contributor.

Cover Letters:

Submitters should include a short cover letter that references the submitter’s background, experience, artistic influences, and important publications and awards.

Submissions Formatting:

All submissions (including captions for images) should be set in 12-point Garamond type and should be formatted with one-inch margins and sequentially numbered pages (page numbers to appear as footers). Fiction and nonfiction should be double-spaced. Poetry, including prose poetry, should be single-spaced. The submitter’s name, address, telephone number, and email address should appear at the top of the first page. Subsequent pages should use the author’s name and email address as a header. Submitters should include a formal third-person biographical note (up to 50 words) for publication in the “Artists Index.” Submissions must be in one of the following file formats: .doc, .docx, .mp3, .mp4, .mov, and .flv.

Reading Periods:

Unsolicited submissions may be sent at any time, year-round. FEE-FREE SUBMISSIONS ARE ACCEPTED IN ALL CATEGORIES DURING JANUARY AND JULY.

Simultaneous Submissions:

Open: Journal of Arts & Letters accepts simultaneous submissions. Submitters should immediately notify Open: Journal of Arts & Letters through the Activity feature of the submission system if work under consideration by Open: Journal of Arts & Letters is accepted elsewhere.

Response Times:

Response times vary from one to twelve OR MORE weeks.

Submissions Fees:

Open: Journal of Arts & Letters requireS a nominal submissions fee of three dollars (3 USD) for all submissions in all categories unless otherwise noted. During the months of January and July, every category will be open to fee-free submissions. Open: Journal of Arts & Letters is a magazine with the ambition of popularizing good literary and artistic work. Open: Journal of Arts & Letters desires to connect our audience members to our artists. Open: Journal of Arts & Letters is committed to publishing debut and emerging writers and artists as well as those already established.

EXPEDITED EVALUATION OPTION: Expedited evaluation of unsolicited submissions is available for a fee of $5 USD. Expedited evaluation guarantees a 72-hour response by the O:JA&L editors. CAVEAT: O:JA&L publishes 1% of unsolicited submissions. NOTE: EXPEDITED EVALUATION IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: PROSE SUBMISSIONS OF 1001-7500 WORDS, DRAMA SUBMISSIONS, AND SCREEN PLAYS.

Payments to submitters:

Open: Journal of Arts & Letters is strongly committed to promoting our artists’ works and maintains a varied, sustained, and powerful social media program to serve that end. At present, Open: Journal of Arts & Letters offers no payment to contributors.

APPLY HERE. VOLUNTEER ART DIRECTOR WANTED

OPEN: Journal of Arts & Letters, LLC, a publisher registered in Montana, USA, has IMMEDIATE NEED for one unpaid volunteer to serve as Art Director.

O:JA&L is a privately-owned publisher that offers a range of contemporary aesthetic experiences made available through several media platforms. O:JA&L has as its primary ambition to gather, publish, and popularize notable contemporary writing and other fine arts and to promote the work of its contributors to a varied and discerning audience in the English-speaking world and beyond. O:JA&L offers its audience the opportunity to sample an array of artistic expressions presented by both emerging and established contemporary artists, writers, musicians, and videographers from around the world. O:JA&L was founded in 2017 in support of a personal aesthetic. O:JA&L claims 15,000 unique visitors per month on the website, 20,000 Twitter followers, 15,000 InstaGram followers, 4000 connections at LinkedIn through our editors’ profiles, and growing followings on Facebook, Tumblr, Google+, Pinterest, and VK.

The qualified candidate for Art Director with O:JA&L will be able to commit to up to 10 hours of work per week; will be able to read, write, and speak English with at least near-native fluency; will be able to document current enrollment at an accredited institution of higher learning in a degree-granting program in any Studio Fine Art, Commercial Art/Illustration, Graphic Design, Digital Art, Media Design, Fashion Design, Interior Design, Art History, or Fine Arts Management; will demonstrate strong skills in the use of Wordpress, Trello, and other digital media publishing platforms; will be well-spoken, polite, other-centered with strong interpersonal skills; and will be able to furnish compelling references attesting to, among other things, the applicant’s integrity, reliability, tactfulness, self-discipline, and unblemished work (or academic) record.

The ideal candidate will have command of two or more languages, will have an MFA or other advanced degree in the fine arts, a portfolio of representative professional quality work, and a gallery presence.

Essential Skills:

· ART SENSIBILITY AND AESTHETIC JUDGMENT—recognize and promote conceptual elegance, technical refinement, and consistency of both explicit and implicit messages in arts in all mediums

· Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

· Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

· Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Duties of the O:JA&L Art Director:

1. reports to the Managing Editor

2. solicits submissions of art and art features and insures that all rights of contributing artists are protected according to the O:JA&L Submissions guidelines and licensing requirements

3. establishes guidelines for and curates art submissions on the O:JA&L Submittable page

4. in collaboration with Associate and Contributing Editors, solicits, selects, and assigns art to accompany, upon publication, all works of poetry and prose

5. develops and oversees contests and awards for artists

6. manages O:JA&L’s Tumblr and Google+ accounts

7. other art-related duties as assigned by the Managing Editor

Benefits:

Intrinsic benefits include the professionally valuable experience of working as part of a team of dedicated artists and writers to produce a journal with value to readers and contributors and the personally valuable opportunity to develop or strengthen a range of specific interpersonal skills, to employ creative capabilities and talents in practical applications, and to improve professional expertise in publication design.

After the probationary period in the position, extrinsic benefits include (at 8 weeks and at 16 weeks) a formal performance evaluation in all skill areas and (at 20 weeks) letters of recommendation from the Executive Editor, the Managing Editor, and the Production Editor attesting to the Publication Design Intern’s qualifications and dependability.

Contact O:JA&L:

Respond with letter of interest and resume to the initial screener at ojal.associate.editor@gmail.com

Are you an emerging actor or theater arts student? Are you a spoken-word artist or slam poet? Are you a vocalist or on-air personality? Are you a teacher, journalist, or literary academic with a focus on stage arts or film studies? Are you a student or graduate student pursuing a degree in theater arts, film studies, or broadcast journalism? Would you like to join an arts/media team that publishes some of the world’s most exciting studio artists, poets, and writers who are working today?

If you can answer yes to any of the questions above, you may find this resume-building position as Editorial Assistant: ORAL INTERPRETATION SPECIALIST (intern) or Contributing Editor: ORAL INTERPRETATION SPECIALIST (DOQ) with OPEN: Journal of Arts & Letters (O:JA&L), to be a very interesting opportunity.

The qualified candidate will be able to commit to up to 10 hours of assigned work per month (4-5 well-rehearsed readings); will be able to demonstrate the ability to read, write, and speak English with at least near-native fluency; will be able to document current enrollment at an accredited institution of higher learning in a degree-granting program in fine arts, language and literature, journalism and communication, theater arts, or education; and will be able to furnish compelling references attesting to, among other things, the applicant’s integrity, reliability, tactfulness, self-discipline, and unblemished work (or academic) record.

The ideal candidate will have command of two or more languages, a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent professional skill set, a verifiable work history, and a publication history.

Essential Skills:

Good stage, screen or vocal presence.

The ability to enter into another character and engage with an audience.

Duties of Systems Analysis - In consultation with the Managing Editor, determines how and to what extent the interview met the needs of both O:JA&L and the needs of the interview subject and to what extent the conditions, operations, and the interview environment were under the control of the interviewer.

Duties of Systems Evaluation – In consultation with the Managing Editor, identifies measures/indicators/actions which would improve the interview environment and/or improve interviewer control over the conditions and operations of the interview process to meet the goals of O:JA&L.

Benefits:

Intrinsic benefits include the singular experience of first-hand opportunity to interpret for an international auience the work of first-rate creative talents from across the world, the professionally valuable experience of working as part of a team of dedicated artists and writers to produce a journal with value to readers and contributors, and the personally valuable opportunity to develop or strengthen specific interpersonal skills and to improve professional expertise as a Perfomer or On-Air Personality.

After 90 days of faithful performance in the position (a minimum of 20 on-air readings), extrinsic benefits include letters of recommendation from the Executive Editor, the Managing Editor, and the Supervising Editor attesting to the On-Air Personality's qualifications and dependability supported by detailed performance evaluations in all skill areas.

Contact O:JA&L:

Respond with letter of interest and resume to the initial screener through Submittable.

If you are a writer of poetry, you may apply to take advantage of our evaluation and/or editing services for single works.

Description of services:

Evaluation for poetry will include a detailed analysis of craft, including (when appropriate) an appraisal of the work’s traditional or experimental form with a discussion of its use of line breaks and stanza breaks to manipulate focus and meanings; a consideration of its pacing, context development and theme development, of its use of selective detail, dialogue, imagery or other features in its management of atmosphere, mood and development of the speaker; its POV; its diction and rhetorical style; and its total effect on a typical reader.

Also included will be advice on seeking publication for the work.

Our Evaluator and Editor

Jeff Streeby IS O:JA&L’S Associate Editor For Poetry & Prose. He is a Pushcart Prize nominee and a nominee for Sundress Press' Best of the Net Anthology and holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in poetry from New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire. He is an award-winning and frequently published mainstream poet whose work has appeared in over 40 literary journals in the US, the UK, Ireland, and Asia, including Contemporary Haibun Online, Haibun Today, Naugatuck River Review, Rattle, and Whiskey Island. His haibun “El Paso: July” was selected by Robert Olen Butler for inclusion in The Best Small Fictions 2015 from Queen’s Ferry Press. Streeby is a writing consultant for second-language academic writers working in English. He has over 30 years experience as a teacher of English language and literature at secondary and university levels.

See his "Recently Published Work" at https://www.jeffstreebyauthorizedsite.com/wile-sketches-from-nature.html

If you are a writer of flash fiction, short story, memoir, personal essay, or CNF, or if you are an artist with something important to say about your work, you may apply to take advantage of our evaluation and/or editing services for single works.

Description of services:

Evaluation for prose will include a detailed analysis of craft, including (when appropriate) an appraisal of the work’s traditional or experimental system of organization; its pacing, backstory development and theme development; its use of selective detail, dialogue, and imagery; its management of atmosphere, mood and character development; its POV; its diction and rhetorical style; its narrative voice; and its total effect on a typical reader. Included as well will be a critique of its grammar, usage, phrasing, and sentence structure and dialogue.

Also included will be advice on seeking publication for the work.

Summary of fees for evaluation of single works:

Single works of prose:

$15 (to 500 words)

$25 (501 to 1000 words)

$40 (1001 to 3000 words)

$100 (3001 to 10,000 words)

Our Evaluator and Editor

Jeff Streeby IS O:JA&L’S Associate Editor For Poetry & Prose. He is a Pushcart Prize nominee and a nominee for Sundress Press' Best of the Net Anthology and holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in poetry from New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire. He is an award-winning and frequently published mainstream poet whose work has appeared in over 40 literary journals in the US, the UK, Ireland, and Asia, including Contemporary Haibun Online, Haibun Today, Naugatuck River Review, Rattle, and Whiskey Island. His haibun “El Paso: July” was selected by Robert Olen Butler for inclusion in The Best Small Fictions 2015 from Queen’s Ferry Press. Streeby is a writing consultant for second-language academic writers working in English. He has over 30 years experience as a teacher of English language and literature at secondary and university levels.

See his "Recently Published Work" at https://www.jeffstreebyauthorizedsite.com/wile-sketches-from-nature.html

Description of Services: Editing services for single works of poetry or prose will include, when appropriate, suggestions for substantive revisions in concept, form, organization, grammar, usage, diction, and phrase and sentence structure.

Summary of fees for editing of single works:

$35 (USD) to 500 words (minimum fee)

$50 (USD) 501-1000 words

$75 (USD) 1001-3000 words

$100 (USD) 3001- 7500 words

Longer works by negotiated arrangement.

Editing Services for Manuscripts

Description of Services: Editing services (MLA Style-sheet) for manuscripts of poetry or prose will include when appropriate, suggestions for substantive revisions in concept, form, organization, grammar, usage, diction, and phrase and sentence structure.

Summary of Fees

Poetry MS editing fees:

$100 (USD) for first 350 lines (minimum fee)

$10 (USD) per 100 lines or any portion thereof above 350 lines for balance of MS

Prose MS editing fees:

O:JA&L editorial services for collections and long works is available by negotiated arrangement. ojal.associate.editor@gmail.com

Jeff Streeby IS O:JA&L’S Associate Editor For Poetry & Prose. He is a Pushcart Prize nominee and a nominee for Sundress Press' Best of the Net Anthology and holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in poetry from New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire. He is an award-winning and frequently published mainstream poet whose work has appeared in over 40 literary journals in the US, the UK, Ireland, and Asia, including Contemporary Haibun Online, Haibun Today, Naugatuck River Review, Rattle, and Whiskey Island. His haibun “El Paso: July” was selected by Robert Olen Butler for inclusion in The Best Small Fictions 2015 from Queen’s Ferry Press. Streeby is a writing consultant for second-language academic writers working in English. He has over 30 years experience as a teacher of English language and literature at secondary and university levels.

See his "Recently Published Work" at https://www.jeffstreebyauthorizedsite.com/wile-sketches-from-nature.html

If you are a writer of poetry, you may apply to take advantage of our MS evaluation and/or editing services for chapbooks and longer collections.

Description of services:

Evaluation for poetry manuscripts will include, for each title in the collection, a detailed analysis of craft, including (when appropriate) an appraisal of the work’s traditional or experimental form with a discussion of its use of line breaks and stanza breaks to manipulate focus and meanings; a consideration of its pacing, context development and theme development, of its use of selective detail, dialogue, imagery or other features in its management of atmosphere, mood and development of the speaker; its POV; its diction and rhetorical style; and its total effect on a typical reader. Additionally, the collection will be evaluated as if it were itself a single poem. No fees accrue for title pages, tables of contents, maps, charts, notes, illustrations, glossaries, or acknowledgements pages, though these should be included with the manuscript.

Also included will be advice on seeking publication for the work.

Summary of Fees for Evaluation of Manuscripts

MS evaluation fee for poetry:

$50 (USD) for first 350 lines (a minimum fee)

$10 (USD) per 100 lines for balance of MS

Our Evaluator and Editor

Jeff Streeby IS O:JA&L’S Associate Editor For Poetry & Prose. He is a Pushcart Prize nominee and a nominee for Sundress Press' Best of the Net Anthology and holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in poetry from New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire. He is an award-winning and frequently published mainstream poet whose work has appeared in over 40 literary journals in the US, the UK, Ireland, and Asia, including Contemporary Haibun Online, Haibun Today, Naugatuck River Review, Rattle, and Whiskey Island. His haibun “El Paso: July” was selected by Robert Olen Butler for inclusion in The Best Small Fictions 2015 from Queen’s Ferry Press. Streeby is a writing consultant for second-language academic writers working in English. He has over 30 years experience as a teacher of English language and literature at secondary and university levels.

See his "Recently Published Work" at https://www.jeffstreebyauthorizedsite.com/wile-sketches-from-nature.html

O:JA&L and BUTTONHOLE PRESS are accepting submissions of visual art from which to select a cover image for the November 2019 BP limited edition print/PDF chapbook. Showcase your talent by entering this exciting competition, brought to you by OPEN: Journal of Arts & Letters, LLC.

What to Submit:

The first O:JA&L Competition seeks individual interpretations of the featured text (see “Chapbook Contents” below) expressed through a single image or a composite design.

Featured Text: The feature text for the art contest consists collectively of work by O:JA&L’s Pushcart nominees for 2019. Chapbook contents are to be named.

How to Submit

Contest Guidelines and Conditions:

· Artists must enter online.

· Entries must be submitted by or before 11:59 pm EST on August 1, 2019.

· The entry fee for all contest submissions is $20.00 USD.

· Entry fees may be paid through Submittable.

· Entry fees are not refundable.

· Submissions may come from both professional and emerging artists, illustrators, and graphic designers from anywhere in the world.*

· Submissions are open to photography, painting, drawing, mixed media, and digital art.

· To be eligible for the contest, all works must be original.

o Compositions based on published material or other artists’ work are NOT considered original and are not eligible.

o Paintings or other images executed in a workshop or classroom setting under another artist’s supervision are eligible, provided such information is provided upon entry.

o Work previously published at the time of submission to this contest is not eligible.

· All entries must be submitted as digital files through our Submissions Manager.

· Digital files may contain only one image.

· There is no limit to the number of entries an artist may submit. The entry fee of $20.00 USD is required for each submission.

o Image requirements for entries 1: JPG files (Entrants should keep the file size under 5 MB to ensure proper uploading). The viewing screen & thumbnail which submitters will see during the entry process is for general reference only and does not reflect the image quality that will be viewed by screeners and judge. The file as attached by the entrant is exactly as it will appear to the evaluators.

o Image requirements for entries 2: Every entrant should be prepared to be able to send a high-resolution print-quality replacement file should tthe entry be selected as the winner. For publication as O:JA&L’s print cover image, these files should be 300 dpi when saved at approximately 8×10 inches (ideally) and 5×7 inches at minimum.

· Submissions will be screened by O:JA&L staff and the winner will be named by O:JA&L’s Art Director.

· All valid submissions are eligible for publication in O:JA&L

· Deadline for entry is August 1, 2018 at 11:59 PM EST.

o 10 finalists will be named and notified by August 31, 2018.

o The winner will be announced by September 15, 2018.

o All entrants will individually receive through Submittable either a notice of acceptance for publication or a message declining publication.

o All properly prepared entries will be viewed and judged.

o The decisions of the screeners and the judge are final.

· All proceeds from the Art Competition are used to promote our chapbook series.

· Employees of O:JA&L and their immediate families are not eligible to enter.

· Simultaneous submissions are accepted, provided this contest is immediately notified of acceptance/publication of the image elsewhere.

· O:JA&L reserves the right to reject work that the screeners and the judge regard as unsuitable for publication or work that does not meet the published submissions guidelines or criteria.

*Due to SEC restrictions O:JA&L is unable to accept entries from Syria, Iran, or North Korea.

Open: Journal of Arts & Letters considers images of fine art photography. Images in a submission must
be contained in a single file or made available through a link
to an online portfolio or gallery. Images must be provided with a resolution
of at least 72/96 dpi and as a .tiff or .jpg that can be reproduced
at 1,650 pixels wide. Submit images of at least six separate works of fine art.
Submit at least 6 but no more than 10 images in total.

Expedited evaluation of your submission is
available for an optional fee. Payment of this fee guarantees a 72-hour
response by the O:JA&L editors. Please note that we accept 1% of
unsolicited submissions for publication.

Open: Journal of Arts & Letters accepts
images of fine art in digital art. Images in a submission must
be contained in a single file or made available through a link
to an online portfolio or gallery. Images must be provided with a resolution
of 72/96 dpi and as a .tiff or .jpg that can be reproduced
at 1,650 pixels wide. Submit images of at least six separate works of fine art.
Submit at least 6 but no more than 10 images in total.

Expedited evaluation of your submission is
available for an optional fee. Payment of this fee guarantees a 72-hour
response by the O:JA&L editors. Please note that we accept 1% of
unsolicited submissions for publication.

Open: Journal of Arts & Letters accepts
images of fine art in mixed media. Images in a submission must
be contained in a single file or made available through a link
to an online portfolio or gallery. Images must be provided with a resolution of 72/96 dpi and as a .tiff or .jpg that can be reproduced at 1,650 pixels wide. Submit images of at least six separate works of fine art.
Submit at least 6 but no more than 10 images in total.

Expedited evaluation of your submission is
available for an optional fee. Payment of this fee guarantees a 72-hour
response by the O:JA&L editors. Please note that we accept 1% of
unsolicited submissions for publication.

Open: Journal of Arts & Letters accepts
images of fine art in sculpture and installations. Images in a submission must
be contained in a single file or made available through a link
to an online portfolio or gallery. Images must be provided with a resolution of 72/96 dpi and as a .tiff or .jpg that can be reproduced at 1,650 pixels wide. Submit images of at least six separate works of fine art.
Submit at least 6 but no more than 10 images in total.

Expedited evaluation of your submission is
available for an optional fee. Payment of this fee guarantees a 72-hour
response by the O:JA&L editors. Please note that we accept 1% of
unsolicited submissions for publication.

Open: Journal of Arts & Letters accepts
images of fine art in printmaking and lithography. Images in a submission must
be contained in a single file or made available through a link
to an online portfolio or gallery. Images must be provided with a resolution of 72/96 dpi and as a .tiff or .jpg that can be reproduced at 1,650 pixels wide. Submit images of at least six separate works of fine art.
Submit at least 6 but no more than 10 images in total.

Expedited evaluation of your submission is available for an optional fee. Payment of this fee guarantees a 72-hour response by the O:JA&L editors. Please note that we accept 1% of unsolicited submissions for publication.

Open:
Journal of Arts & Letters accepts images of fine
art in all drawing and painting media. Images in a submission must be contained in a single file or made available through a link to an online portfolio or
gallery. Images must be provided with a resolution of 72/96 dpi and as a .tiff or .jpg that can be reproduced at 1,650 pixels wide. Submit images of at least six separate works of fine art. Submit at least 6 but
no more than 10 images in total.

Expedited evaluation of your submission is available (see fee option below). Payment of this fee requires a 72-hour response by the O:JA&L editors. Please note that O:JA&L accepts less than 1% of unsolicited submissions for publication.

Open:
Journal of Arts & Letters will consider fee-free submissions of flash fiction and short fiction, and creative nonfiction as flash essay or memoir. This is limited to the first 50 submissions, after which limit is reached, submissions will close. Submissions may contain up to three pieces, no piece containing more than 1,000 words, counting its title, byline and any epigraph. Each title should begin a new page. All titles in a submission should be contained in a single file. Submissions must be in one of the
following file formats: .doc, .docx, .mp3, .mp4, .mov, and .flv.

Expedited evaluation of your submission is available for an optional fee. Payment of this fee guarantees a 72-hour response by the O:JA&L editors. Please note that we accept 1% of unsolicited submissions for publication.

Open: Journal of Arts & Letters will consider submissions of experimental writing up to 2000 words as fiction and nonfiction. This is limited to the first 50 submissions, after which limit is reached, submissions will close. Submissions may contain up to three pieces, no piece containing more than 2,000 words, counting its title, byline and any epigraph. Each title should begin a new page. All titles in a submission should be included in a single file. Submissions must be in one of the following file formats: .doc, .docx, .mp3, .mp4, .mov, and .flv.

Expedited evaluation of your submission is available for an optional fee. Payment of this fee guarantees a 72-hour response by the O:JA&L editors. Please note that we accept 1% of unsolicited submissions for publication.

Open: Journal of Arts & Letters will consider submissions of short fiction, creative nonfiction, or memoir up to 7500 words. Submissions may contain one title with a total word count of no more than 7,500 words, counting its title, byline and any epigraph. Submissions must be in one of the following file formats: .doc, .docx, .mp3, .mp4, .mov, and .flv.

Open: Journal of Arts & Letters will accept submissions of haibun. Submissions may contain up to five poems with a total word count, including titles, of no more than 3000 words. The word count for each piece should be included in a cover letter. The poems should be contained in a single file. The submission should give a strong sense of the poet’s style and range. Haibun, tanka prose, and prose poetry should all be submitted in this category. Submissions must be in one of the following file formats: .doc, .docx.

Expedited evaluation of your submission is available (see fee option below). Payment of this fee guarantees a 72-hour response by the O:JA&L editors. Please note that we accept 1% of unsolicited submissions for publication.

Open: Journal of Arts & Letters will consider submissions of poetry in all forms, styles, and genres. Submissions may contain from one (1) to five (5) titles with a total line count of no more than 500 lines. The poems should be contained in a single file. The submission should give a strong sense of the poet’s style and range. Submissions must be in one of the following file formats: .doc, .docx, .mp3, .mp4, .mov, and .flv.

Spoken-word performers and slam poets are encouraged to submit video files. Accepted videos will be released on the O:JA&L YouTube channel and promoted across O:JA&L's social media platforms. Accepted submitters in this mode should provide a text version of the performance pieces for release on the O:JA&L website.

Expedited evaluation of your submission is available (see fee option below). Payment of this fee guarantees a 72-hour response by the O:JA&L editors. Please note that we accept 1% of unsolicited submissions for publication.

Open: Journal of Arts & Letters will consider submissions of short fiction, creative nonfiction, or memoir as sequential art stories up to 25 pages in length. Submissions may contain a single title. Submissions should be submitted in a single file and must be in PDF file format.

Expedited evaluation of your submission is available for an optional fee. Payment of this fee guarantees a 72-hour response by the O:JA&L editors. Please note that we accept 1% of unsolicited submissions for publication.

Open: Journal of Arts & Letters will consider dramas whose impact can be experienced both on the page and in production. Submit a file with up to 5000 lines, including title, byline, dramatis personae, and stage direction. Open: Journal of Arts & Letters will only consider plays that have never before been produced or published. Submissions must be in one of the following file formats: .doc, docx, or PDF.

NOTE: Expedited evaluation of your submission is NOT AVAILABLE in this category.

OPEN: Journal of Arts and Letters will consider submissions of screen plays as Feature Film script, Concept Video, or Series Pilot script. O:JA&L will nominate a qualified screen play for the BLUECAT awards in each category.

Format

All submissions should be in standard screenplay format, using Courier 12-point font.

· Page size: 8-1/2 by 11 inches

· Page margins: 1.5 inches (left), 1 inch (right, top, bottom)

· Scene heading (slugline): 1.5 inches indented

· Action: 1.5 inches indented

· Dialogue: 2.5 inches indented

· Character names: 3.5 inches indented

· Please make sure your script does not include images or excessive amounts of special text such as bold, italic or underline.

Length

· Movie screenplay: 85-160 pages

· Movie concept video: 2-15 minutes

· Drama series pilot script: 50-70 pages

File Types

Text:·

PDF: easy to format and easy for others to read and review

RTF: allows file to be opened and edited in all word-processing applications.

Video:

MP4

FLV

Language

English only.

Public Domain

No adaptations of works in the public domain. This applies to music, photos or other images. Even though the work is public domain in the US, it is not necessarily free of rights complications.

Expedited Evaluation

Expedited evaluation of your submission is not currently available in this category